Former Clemens High standout Sean Porter heard his name early in Saturday's portion of the NFL draft, as Cincinnati selected the Texas A&M linebacker with the 21st pick of the fourth round. Porter, who had 13 sacks and 231/2 tackles for a loss in two seasons after taking over for Von Miller, is expected to bolster the Bengals' linebacker corps and special teams.

“That's the kind of guy we need — a guy who can be a core special-teams guy, be the next guy coming in (at all three linebacker spots), maybe, just to give us some depth at the position and have some position versatility,” Cincinnati linebackers coach Paul Guenther said.

As a senior at Clemens, Porter was a member of the E-N All-Area team with 159 tackles.

The day started with Texas defensive end Alex Okafor going with the sixth pick of the fourth round to Arizona. Some expect the UT star may become an outside linebacker to make use of the speed that helped him to make 121/2 sacks in his senior season.

Some projections had Okafor being picked on the second day.

“I expected to be called yesterday,” Okafor said. “... Today I couldn't be any happier. It was worth the wait, and I think I'm in a great situation.”

Okafor was UT's 58th draft pick in 15 years under coach Mack Brown, who had three players drafted this year.

In addition to Porter, A&M upped its draft class to five when the Cardinals made receiver Ryan Swope one of Okafor's teammates. It's the Aggies' biggest class since 2008, when five players also were taken.

The receiver, who had a 4.34-second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine, expects to be a downfield threat for Arizona.

“I see that instantly,” he said. “A lot of people had me as just a possession receiver coming in. This was my chance to kind of shine and turn heads and showcase my speed that people were kind of sleeping on.”

The Big 12 had a record-low 22 players selected, and Texas Tech had no one drafted for a second straight year, the first time that's happened since 1959-60. In comparison, the SEC had 63 picks.

Oklahoma linebacker Tom Wort, a junior from New Braunfels who passed up his senior season, was not selected, but he reportedly agreed to a free-agent deal with Tennessee.